A-Z of Entries

19.5.1808 call on R Taylor; adv. J H, advertiser / 23.6.1808 Advertising calls

Unusual for Godwin to just use initials for someone he doesn't already know, as the description of his trade suggests, but advertiser may not have been a trade, but someone inserting a small ad in a newspaper, where people often used just initials.There was a James Hall at Johnson's on 4.8.1807 (see my entry for Hall). John Hunt DNB 1775-1848 (who has a person record on GD website) had just launched the Examiner. In Holdens 1805 Directory there were two "newsmen" with the initials J H ; J Harmer of John…

J.H. 30.11.1790 at Timothy Hollis'

clearly John Hollis

Jacks 11.7.1797 at Joseph Johnson's /

Jackson 2.4.1797 at Mary Robinson's / 28.5.1797 mrs Jackson at (Thomas) Knight's / 27.6.1797 sup at mrs Jackson's / 6.3.1811 call on Jackson / 8.3.1811 again / 21.7.1811 call on Lamb adv (mrs Fenwick) mrs Jackson & mrs W(illiam Godwin?) / 22.9.1814 sup at L Kenney's with Jacksons / 1.7.1815 reads Jackson / 2.7.1815 again / 27.4.1816 (Lake District) call with Wordsworth on Jackson / 30.4.1816 (Lake District) call on Jackson, adv Kershaw, chaise with them / 1.5.1816 (Lake District) call on Jackson / 15.4.1818 Jackson (Am) calls (not in) / 28.4.1818 Jackson calls / 30.4.1818 Jackson sups…

9.2.1794 Jackson at Tooke's.

William Jackson DNB 1737-95, journalist and spy. The DNB says he saw Tooke in London early in 1794

Jacob in Godwin's 1796 list for 1773, in the 1794 version Jacob is preceded by Jos (crossed out). In some of Godwin's autobiographical notes (these ones don't seem to be scanned online, I read them on microfilm Duke MF 75 in Bodleian Library) he wrote "Jacob's - admiration of Jos" shortly after his arrival in London 1773

John Jacob died 15.7.1804 in his 70th year. In his will (Nat Arch PROB11/1411) he made his brother Joseph of Fulham, coachmaker, an executor. In Ann Godwin's letter of 1805 (Abinger c.9 f2) she said of Mr Benford (who had just died) "he was a trustee for a 150 3 per…

Jacobs 4.1.1795 at Tooke's.

This could have been a singular surname or a plural of Jacob. It may have been William Godwin's friends the brothers John & Joseph Jacob. No particular reason to suppose they went to Tooke's dinners
 

Jacomb 9.5.1804 at Joseph Johnson's

Perhaps Robert Jacomb will PCC 1833 dissenting minister Wellingborough.Northants, ordained by A Kippis 1782, steward of London Dispensary 1783, Sermons published 1785 married 1st miss Danvers of Cirencester 1790 2nd Elizabeth Hilhouse of Bristol 1793 "Mrs Jacomb wife of Rev Robert Jacomb of Bath died" (Jacksons Oxford Journal 18.10.1806)

10.2.1795 James at King's / 28.6.1801 James at Tooke's. In 1796 list for 1801 Capt James / 15.9.1802 Godwin calls on James at Newbury / 27.2.1803 at Tooke's / 17.2.1805 again / 12.10.1806 major James at Tooke's / 17.11.1806 meet / 26.4.1808 adv at Philips / 23.8.1809 again.

The first entry at Tooke's and all later entries at Tooke's and at Philips' were probably Charles James DNB 1757/8-1821. He was buried at St Mary Paddington 23.4.1821 age 63. He was admitted Lincolns Inn 1780 son of John James merchant of Bruges, Flanders. His will PCC 1821 mentioned that Lord Moira owed debts to…

22.10.1793 at Reveley's

perhaps a relative of Maria Reveley's whose father was John James (will PCC 1829 doesn't mention his children)

Boyle's 1792 Mrs J 74 Wimpole St / J Esq 52 Frith St Soho / J Esq 28 Bruton St

6.11.1794 Jamieson at Foulkes' / 28.1.1796 Jamieson calls on Northcote with Godwin & Smith / 24.4.1796 Smith & Jamieson breakfast / 19.6.1796 again / 17.8.1796 Jamieson calls / 23.10.1796 Jameson breakfasts / 2.3.1797 meet Jameson / 21.4.1816 Jamieson dines with Godwin / 24.4.1816 shop. Dr Jamieson / 27.10.1826 dine at  Hodget's with miss Jamieson & pere /. 12.11.1826 sup at Hodget's senr with miss Jamieson / 12.5.1834 Gaskel's, mrs Jamieson.

Possibly Thomas Jameson surgeon Royal Navy 1777 / surgeon & apothecary Hart St Bloomsbury 1779 / of Hart St took appr Edwd…

1.4.1792 J's family.

Clearly Jardine's; his Spanish wife was named Juana

Jarman calls 13.3.1798 (in Bath)

11.10.1795 Jay adv at Holcroft's

31.3.1792 Mrs Jebb and 3.5.1792.

Ann Jebb (nee Torkington) DNB 1735-1812. John Disney and Thomas Northmore swore to her handwriting in her will (PCC 1812). Formerly of Parliament St, Westminster, then of St Martin's Lane, then of Half Moon St
 

GODWIN DIARY In Godwin's 1796 list for 1785 (crossed out). Also in 1794 version

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION John Jebb original member 1780, elected vice-president 8.12.1780, a very regular attender. In tract distribution took on Huntingdonshire (his wife's home county). See DNB 1736-1786

SunFire 1777 Craven St, Strand. Will PCC 1786, Doctor of Physick, Strand. Dr Williams Library has his notebooks and papers, North Yorks Record Office his letters to Christopher Wyvill 1781-1785

Jefferies 15.3.1790 at Brand Hollis' / 14.12.1796 Jeffries at House of Commons / 18.1.1801 mrs Jeffreys at Charles Lamb's / 9.9.1801 Jefferies at Charles Lamb's / 31.10.1801 Jefferies at D Stuart's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1801 / 14.9.1814 Jefferies calls

The likeliest at Hollis' in 1790 was Edward Jeffries (1726?-1814) blackwell hall factor 52 Lothbury 1772; director Union Fire Office 1781; treasurer of St Thos hospital Southwark 1787; Socy for Abolition of Slave trade; subscr to Jebb's Works 1787, Wm Gordon's America 1788, £100 to Hackney Coll 1788; Unitarian Socy 1791 or his…

5.6.1808 dine at Knowles's, w. Fuseli, Jeffery / 7.8.1808 dine at Jeffery's, Eltham, w. Bonnycastle & Knowles / 7.5.1811 Jeffery, & British Institution w. M J & T T / 5.1.1817 call on Jeffery (among 8 incl. Knowles) / 9.2.1817 call on Jeffery, adv. Brougham / 7.3.1831 call on Jeffery (not seen)

I think these could all have been Francis Jeffrey DNB 1773-1850 who has a person record on GD website but only mentions of him in Edinburgh are coded to him. The 1817 adv. Brougham is especially likely to have been him. To edit the Edinburgh Review meant he was probably often in…

Jekyl 4.5.1801 adv at theatre / 23.7.1834 call on Jekyl (not in)

Both these entries could have referred to Joseph Jekyll DNB 1754-1837 lawyer & politician

Jenkins 26.10.1794 at Gray's